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Hear! Hear! for ‘Start Here. Grow Here. Stay Here’: Penn Community Bank Wins Brand Campaign Award
Penn Community Bank has been selected by Business Intelligence Group (Beverly, N.J.) as a recipient of its Public Relations and Marketing Excellence – External Campaign of the Year award. The bank’s Marketing Department earned the praise from the panel of business executives for its Start Here. Grow Here. Stay Here. campaign and its Day of…
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Manor College Seeded Third in USCAA Division I Men’s Soccer College National Championship Tournament
The Manor College Men’s Soccer team (10-3-1 overall, 4-1-1 Eastern States Athletic Conference) are seeded third in the 2022 United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division I Men’s Soccer Small College National Tournament. The distinction was announced by Nate Gurtis, USCAA Assistant Director of Championships and Marketing, and B.J. Bertges, USCAA Chief Operating Officer. This…
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DeSales to Potential MBA Students: Come Try a Sample Class on for Size
= DeSales MBA program is holding a Sample Class on March 15 at 6:00 PM. It can be accessed in person, on the Center Valley campus, or via Zoom. It’s not only an opportunity to test drive the MBA experience at DeSales, it’s also the chance to meet the MBA program’s director and staff in…
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Having Gained a Toehold in the Lehigh Valley Market, Penn Community Bank Adds Staff to Secure It
Penn Community Bank is continuing its Lehigh Valley market entry with the addition of a new team of bankers and lenders with deep connections to the region. Marcus Pereria Allentown Branch Manager With nearly 20 years of banking experience, Pereria joins Penn Community Bank with deep personal and professional roots in the Lehigh Valley. An…
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Manor College Seeded Third in USCAA Division I Men’s Soccer College National Championship Tournament
The Manor College Men’s Soccer team (10-3-1 overall, 4-1-1 Eastern States Athletic Conference) are seeded third in the 2022 United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division I Men’s Soccer Small College National Tournament. The distinction was announced by Nate Gurtis, USCAA Assistant Director of Championships and Marketing, and B.J. Bertges, USCAA Chief Operating Officer. This…
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Shedding Its Virtual Past, the 2022 National Dog Show Embarks Unrestricted in Oaks
The National Dog Show sponsored by Purina is back for Nov. 19–20, 2022, at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks. For the first time in two years, the public is welcome onsite, free of pandemic-related restrictions or limitations. The Kennel Club of Philadelphia (KCP), event presenter since 1879, has stated that it eagerly anticipates…
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Coatesville High School Football Players Show Amazing Act of Kindness Toward Opponent Battling Cancer
Coatesville High School football players — along with other students, teachers, parents, and staff — showed an incredible act of kindness toward an opposing player after their game against Avon Grove last Friday night, writes Mark Walsh for the Daily Local News. Avon Grove’s Gavin Picard was recently diagnosed with Stage 3 Hodgkins lymphoma. A…
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Penn Community Bank Realigns to Maximize Effectiveness in a Post-Pandemic, Transitioning Economy
A Penn Community Bank organizational realignment — comprising several recent promotions — will help the institution operate cross-functionally and synchronously. Its leaders see these two characteristics as vital to serving the needs of a post-pandemic, transitioning economy. The internal shifts, taking effect Jan. 1, 2023, are: The promotion of Randy Stradling from Senior Credit Officer…
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Penn Community Bank Contributes $15,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and Delaware Counties
Penn Community Bank has contributed $15,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and Delaware Counties (Habitat MontDelCo). The donation aligns with its home-ownership programs: Home Buying, Almost Home Financial Empowerment, and Neighborhood Revitalization programs. Home Buying The Home Buying Program serves residents earning 30–80 percent of the median income with significant housing needs. Habitat MontDelCo…
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U.S. News Names Lancaster as Its No. 1 Place in the U.S. to Retire
U.S. News and World Report has chosen nearby Lancaster, Pa., as its top pick as a retirement location, citing it as the most desirable post-career setting in the nation. Emily Brandon listed the reasons why in her story. The annual U.S. News assessment of best places to retire parses data on: Housing affordability Retiree taxes…
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Should the Phillies Ever Hit the World Series Wall, A Hatfield Company Keeps Them Safe
When the topic of being safe at a baseball game usually involves what’s going on at the bases or home plate. But thanks to Safety Padding Ink, a Hatfield company, players well being is ensured even in the outfields. Matt Petrillo swung for the fences in bringing the story to CBS3 Philadelphia. Safety Padding Ink…
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Abington Native Ash Carter— Harvard Professor, Physicist, Former Defense Secretary — Dies Aged 68
Ash Carter, an Abington native and Harvard professor with a degree in theoretical physics who served as Defense Secretary under the Obama administration, died of a heart attack on October 24 aged 68. Nancy A. Youssef and Michael R. Gordon reported his loss in The Wall Street Journal. “President Obama and I relied on Ash’s…
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Bradford White Corp. Remains Fired Up in Its Advocacy of Skilled Trade Careers in HVAC and Plumbing
Bradford White Corp. — the manufacturer of water heaters and boilers — continues its ongoing initiative to promote the trades to the workforce of tomorrow. Under a charitable giving initiative titled Industry Forward, the Ambler-headquartered manufacturer promotes the wide variety of skilled labor opportunities available in the plumbing and HVAC industry that can lead to…
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1950s-Era Public Housing Site in Glenside Relaunched as Affordable Housing Community
North Hills Manor, a redevelopment project in Glenside, has transformed a a 1950s-era public housing unit into a high-quality 50-unit affordable housing community. Located at 3115 Walnut Avenue, the site also includes a new 2,6380-sq.-ft. community building. North Hills Manor’s 17-building site includes apartments with one to four bedrooms, as well as townhomes. The high-quality…
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Firstrust Bank Gives Area Eagles Fans One More Reason to Root for High-Scoring Victories
The interest annual percentage yield of a Firstrust CD has the potential to benefit purchasers based on the performance of the undefeated 2022 Eagles. The bank’s Phila. Eagles Touchdown CD is a seven-month Certificate of Deposit with an annual percentage yield of three percent (currently) on a $2,500-minimum initial purchase. From there, the score of…
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Plan to Raze Trees at a Villanova Estate Causes Environmentalists to Fervently Bark in Protest
A century old arboretum on a Gilded-Age era estate is the battleground between preservationists, environmentalists, and Lower Merion School District. Activists say that the school district wants to fell hundreds of trees on Villanova’s Oakwell Estate to make room for auxiliary playing fields for Black Rock Middle School. Stacia Friedman got to the root of…
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Harcum Professor Publishes Guide to Engage Online Learners, Highlights Dozens of Virtual Teaching Tips
When Early Childhood Program Director Dr. Joanne Ricevuto had to take a few classes online toward her doctoral degree, it wasn’t always the best experience. Often, she felt disengaged from her instructors. While the desired outcome (earning her doctorate degree in education) was attained, she knew there had to be a better way to reach…
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Penn Community Bank’s Bernard Tynes Explains Corporate Commitment to Greater-Good Banking
Penn Community Bank has sharpened its long-standing, deep-seated commitment to the neighbors and families it serves in a business initiative branded “Greater-Good Banking.” Bernard Tynes has been promoted to EVP/Chief Marketing and Impact Officer to lead the effort. His repositioning is part of an institutional realignment of top executives and departments to meet the changing…
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